Insight into Disappointment (Paperback)

Chris Ledger

ISBN 10: 1782592725 / ISBN 13: 9781782592723

Published by Waverley Abbey Trust, Surrey, 2015

About this Item

Paperback. We all have hopes and dreams for our lives and for those we love, and we can all experience disappointment if these are dashed or remain unfulfilled. As we learn how to recognise the impact shattered dreams have on us, alongside examining our response to disappointment, God can strengthen us to press on and have hope once more.Key insights in this book include:The causes and effects of disappointmentWhy God allows us to face lossHow we can find new strength and hope in GodDrawing on case studies, as well as personal and professional experiences, Insight into Disappointment offers practical and spiritual help to those who suffer and those who care, as they grapple with the issues involved with disappointment.The Waverley Abbey Insight Series is based on one-day seminars held by CWR at Waverley Abbey House to give insight into some key issues that many people struggle with today. Hopes and dreams lie shattered at our feet. We may feel despairing, disillusioned, dejected. Where is God in all this? This book aims to recognise and validate the pain and impact shattered dreams have on us; to bring God's hope into the midst of our confusion and, especially, to emphasise the power of our response to disappointment. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Insight into Disappointment (Paperback)
• Publisher: Waverley Abbey Trust, Surrey
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782592725
• ISBN 13: 9781782592723
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

We all have hopes and dreams for our lives and for those we love, and we can all experience disappointment if these are dashed or remain unfulfilled. As we learn how to recognise the impact shattered dreams have on us, alongside examining our response to disappointment, God can strengthen us to press on and have hope once more.

Key insights in this book include:

The causes and effects of disappointment

Why God allows us to face loss

How we can find new strength and hope in God

Drawing on case studies, as well as personal and professional experiences, Insight into Disappointment offers practical and spiritual help to those who suffer and those who care, as they grapple with the issues involved with disappointment.

The Waverley Abbey Insight Series is based on one-day seminars held by CWR at Waverley Abbey House to give insight into some key issues that many people struggle with today.

About the Authors

Chris Ledger worked as a counsellor, supervisor and trainer in the NHS, and now has a private practice. She enjoys speaking at Christian meetings and is a regular tutor on CWR’s Insight days, also co-authoring several books in the Insight series. At Greyfriar’s Church, Reading, she is a licensed lay minister, and in her spare time enjoys having fun with her five grandchildren.

Chris Orme has previously worked as a teacher and freelance writer, her two childhood ambitions, and is now an Anglican Lay Reader in a Reading parish.